15 Bible Verses about Building God's Dwelling

That the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains.

Until I find a place for the LORD, a habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

Who found favor before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Wilt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?

Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:

Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt-offering for Israel.

He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

He shall build a house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

But Solomon built him a house.

He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.

Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

And so return to thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, who led them away captive, and pray to thee towards their land, which thou gavest to their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:

Yet, the Most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands, as saith the prophet,

God that made the world, and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;